Beijing, The Summer Palace
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Beginning from the Yaoyue (Inviting-Moon) Gate and ending with Shizhang Pavilion, the Long Gallery ingeniously links Longevity Hill with Kunming Lake. Seven hundred twenty-eight meters in length, it is the longest gallery in Chinese gardens. In 1990 it was rated as the top long gallery of the world.
Two hundred seventy-three rooms with various paintings attract visitors into a fantastic land. Among them, they are studded with four octagonal pavilions on the joint between a higher place and a lower one, each symbolizing a season.
To the south of the Hall of Dispelling Clouds is the Gate of Dispelling Clouds positioned in the middle of the Long Gallery to divide the gallery's eastern and western sides. On each side of the gate lie bronze lions symbolizing protection
Originally built in 1750, Hall of Dispelling Clouds is located on the Longevity Hill as well as on the central axis of the Summer Palace. In 1890, the hall was rebuilt for the birthday celebration of Empress Dowager Cixi. It was here that Cixi celebrated her birthday and received birthday gifts from officials and foreign envoys
The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden, and is ranked amongst the most noted and classical gardens of the world. In 1998, it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Composed mainly of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, The Summer Palace occupies an area of 294 hectares , three quarters of which is water.